Joe how do you flatten the Norton stone? Or do you?
@ericasedc2 күн бұрын
We love you Joe!!!!❤❤❤
@gregtomilson38464 күн бұрын
I have had the 3/4 hp version for going on a couple years. No problem grinding anything I've tried. No problem grinding whole bone-in chicken quarters for dog food. Doesn't even slow down. Never had to use the reverse switch, mind you I always try to trim away as much of the silver skin connective tissue and sinue as possible because it makes ground meat tougher. Definitely glad I bought it.
@powerai4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the description of the crystolon stones, I have a jumbo on the way I'm excited to try it
@ralphkessler87724 күн бұрын
So joe working on setup of abrasive wheel just like the one u use in video. Trying to dress the wheel?? The leading edge how sharp to get strong edge on nail nick???? I dressed the bottom but how wide or sharp the leading edge????😅
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
i think that is something that you just should play around with on a scrap piece of steel. i think the differences in different wheels and feed rate will let you know how thin and sharp that you can go. if you are cutting them in after heat treat, then I would practice on a scrap piece of heat treated steel of the same kind.
@S.Vallieres4 күн бұрын
Hi Joe, thanks a lot for this another great tutorial! May I ask you a question? It's my understanding that oil stones, in general, have a harder/stronger bond than water stones and release abrasive particules at a much slower rate which makes them having the tendancy to glaze over, hence the use of oil which helps prevent that from happening. Since the Norton Crystolon releases abrasive particules that much, would it be possible to use it with water? Thanks in advance for your help. Have a nice day!
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
you could use them with just water, or alot of folks use them with water and liquid dawn soap. water doesnt seem to hurt them at all. after I use mine with mineral oil, before I put it back on the shelf, I wash it in the sink with liquid dawn soap and warm water, then set on the counter to let it air dry. so i dont think water will hurt them. simple green works good as a sharpening lubricant also.
@S.Vallieres4 күн бұрын
@@joecalton1449 Thanks a lot for your help, much appreciated.
@j.l.3275 күн бұрын
That stone feedback when you took the bur off was sweet music, i love this kind of edge when cutting natural fibers or similar things with a draw cut such as onions, jute rope and twine etc. A favorite edge for hawkbills, sheepsfoot and such. Great video
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@mannynieves4935 күн бұрын
Really good video, I learn more and more from you experienced. Thank you very much.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@rickwhitson28045 күн бұрын
I really enjoy watching Joe. Good stuff 👌👍
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@Darth_Boons5 күн бұрын
I love blacksmithing I hope I can be an apprentice at some point. I've never enjoyed anything more than blade and blacksmithing it's a beautiful skill. And sharpening is one of my favorite past times so learning how to do it better is so awesome👍
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
You and me both!
@atquevale60595 күн бұрын
Forget sharpening, you're so talented at explaining things extremely clearly 😂 Really enjoyed this video.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
cant forget sharpening, things would get dull. thank you for the kind words!
@JohnDoe-zb7dz5 күн бұрын
Thank you sir Joe. Most appreciated.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
Very welcome
@BodomFox5 күн бұрын
Loving these videos, keep 'em coming!
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
Glad you like them!
@raimundomartinsdeloiolafil78795 күн бұрын
Muito bom!
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
thank you for the kind words!
@namelesske5 күн бұрын
Joe, I just wanted to thank for your constant uploads and general effort. I think you are super talented, humble guy and your videos are very down to earth yet interesting. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
thank you for the kind words. I will try to keep videos coming :}
@ralphkessler87727 күн бұрын
Could u b a little clearer on the shape of the wheel. What u use to and how you shape the wheel. I am useing same set up as you have. Thanks in advance.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
the angle and general sharpness of the edge of the wheel will vary accorinding to your feed rate, the wheel itself, and the hardness of the steel you are cutting. you would just have to grab a scrap piece of steel and play around with it for awhile and see what you like the best
@rickwhitson28048 күн бұрын
Those are some awesome stone's. I absolutely love mine
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
they are pretty handy!
@rickwhitson28048 күн бұрын
I love my Norton crystalline and India stone's
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
two of the best around!
@radoslawjocz29768 күн бұрын
Recently I bought big DMT extra coarse diamond plate. It is very good for repairing worn out edge before sharpening. A couple of strokes and it is ready. Very impressed.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
i have one of those and you are right, it does cut fast for what it is. they work good for laying an edge back, i am not sure how they would compare to the crystolon for thinning out a whole blade bevel though.
@michaeldaruwalla87179 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial, patiently and well explained . A cmall tip for you, is that you kept clearing your throat quite often, I had the same malady.; went to the head of a throat and lung institution. His advixe to me was to swallow instead of clearing ny throat . The saliver that the body produces, is ment to lubricate the throat. In time the roughnessin went. Hope this sorts out your problem.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
thank you I will try that :}
@user-xf4es7eh9y9 күн бұрын
I would only do this with Japanese knives with flat bevels meant to be grinded on stones and only on water stones. Even those knives, it's better to do any heavy work with sandpaper. it's faster. easier. easier to control the geometry of the grind. just works better. leaves cleaner and better scratches. overall just better, faster, easier, better results, etc. then if I want a contrasting finish, I will use a friable Japanese waterstone and or natural stones to give it the look that's desired at the end. Sandpaper is the same abrasive used in grinding belts. For heavy grinding I use 3M cubitron. Start with something like 60 grit, and it will cut faster than any stone by a lot, and one sheet handles both sides of the knive without issue. go to 80, 100/120, and then from there decide what you wanna do. Cubitron cuts more aggressive but leaves deep scratches in those low grits. you can use regular ceramic sandpaper or just smooth it out, once you get to 120 grit in any variety it's more smoothing and evening than stock removal. all the stock removal is done with the lower grits. Using stones is slower. harder. messier. takes longer. doesnt leave as good results. and grind away the stone.. which means you gotta keep it flat or work something out. sandpaper can be used on a platen or any shape to give you any geometry you want. I use a platen with a little give and the end result is a perfect shallow-convex bevel. bevel looks flat but has the benefits of slight convex like food release.
@S.Vallieres4 күн бұрын
Hi Tim, may I ask you some questions? 1) You started your comment by mentioning you would do this process on japanese knives only meant to be ground with water stones only. What do you mean by " meant to be ground with water stones only "? Why couldn't another type of stone be used? 2) Concerning the 3M Cubitron sandpaper, could you please be more specific about what you use in particular (circular perforated sandpaper?) and how you use it / how you mount it on what surface. Thanks a lot in advance for your help.
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
sure if you wanted to spend the time chasing down all that sandpaper and keeping track of it. folks usually already have a stone. I would really like to see you shoot a video and post it of your method though.
@user-xf4es7eh9y4 күн бұрын
@@S.Vallieres They have so many trade names I might have used ther wrong one. It's the 3m purple stuff. it's a shaped ceramic abrasive and their best technology. they make discs out of it but also sanding sheets and of course belts grinders. I believe Norton has an equivalent product out now was well. Its more aggressive, cuts faster and lasts longer than "normal" ceramic. it's a shaped ceramic. For hand grinding aka non powered, I use sheets. You can even get it home depot. It's the purple 3m stuff, you will notice it costs more than the others. I lay the sheets down on a rubber platen sometimes with a compressible medium in between depending on how much convexity I want on the bevel.
@S.Vallieres4 күн бұрын
@@user-xf4es7eh9y Hi Tim, Thanks a lot for replying and help. How do you hold the sandpaper in place? With one hand while holding and handling the knife with the other? Or do you glue it with something like Super 77? Like Joe, I would also like to see a video on how you proceed, if you got one of course. I've watched many by other using sandpaper over the years and I've never found one that let me think using sandpaper is a better alternative than using stones. Maybe for convex grinds, but I would still use stones for the bulk metal removing and finish with sandpaper over soft backing. And what about " knives meant to be ground with water stones only "? I don't understand why another type of abrasive couldn't be used... I mean, removing metal by manual (as opposed to power grinding) abrasion is removing metal... the metal doesn't care if it's from a japanese water stone or from an american oil stone...
@user-xf4es7eh9y3 күн бұрын
@@S.Vallieres Traditional style Japanese kitchen knives have large flat bevels are designed to be easily maintained for life on waterstones by the user. You just set the bevel down on the surface of the stone and grind away, it's fool proof. The sandpaper can be affixed to platen in a number of ways including clips or even just with the aid of water. The 3m cubitron stuff I'm talking about isn't on a cheap flimsy paper backing like most sandpaper. It has a very durable synthetic backing that seals itself to my platen with nothing more than water. yet the backing does not absorb the water. I've never seen it tear unless you cut into it. Much faster grinding, especially with abrasion resistant steels, and a more consistent surface finish, as well as less mess and not needing to constantly flatten or otherwise maintain the stone are just some of the benefits. I've done it both ways, I find the sandpaper works better. But there's many ways to skin a cat. there is no right or wrong way, only what works and what does not work.
@CandidZulu9 күн бұрын
I put some on a machine made garden slab, add water or oil.
@DinkMaker10 күн бұрын
A lot of good information. Thanks for the video!
@joecalton14494 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@raimundomartinsdeloiolafil787911 күн бұрын
Muito bom! 🇧🇷
@WalkerSmallEnginePerformance11 күн бұрын
Whenever I’m in an antique shop I’m looking for cast iron pans, old measuring tools and sharpening stones.
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
i try to stay out of antique stores, as I can get lost in them really easy! same stuff as you listed plus old pocket knives, tongs, hammers, pellet and bb guns, there is just so much to look for :}
@j.l.32711 күн бұрын
Great stuff, my dad would thin out every knife he carried with the cheapest flea market pocket stone he could get and then straight to a translucent ark, it would cut but it looked like a trainwreck and took days for him to do, but that was his way. I only do this sort of thing on mora scandis when they go south, or i will try a little "scandivex" on the edge itself. I am a worksharp guided field sharpener kind of guy now, its just too easy and fast and their new folding pocket model is my latest friend, but sometimes i love my norton silicone carbide and finishing on an ark or two. I rarely go past the soft arkansas anymore, but when i need therapy a good cup of coffee and bench stones will do the trick. Keep up the great content
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
that is a heck of a jump from a flea market stone to a trans ark. but if it worked for him and he liked it, then that is what he should have done and carried. i typically use one of my belt grinders for regrinds, but not everyone has a couple of those hanging around, and its the same process as with a stone so that is what I showed :}
@j.l.32711 күн бұрын
@@joecalton1449yes he had arkansas stones to do the full progression but did not use them, edge had tooth to say the least but blades were thinned and didn't have the full integrity of a new blade, and thats what took forever he didn't use all the tools he had in the toolbox, the transclucent just was a polisher on a crosscut saw edge, not the best in my opinion but it was what he knew and liked
@emmanuel490211 күн бұрын
Excellent video 👍
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
@drewbattles78712 күн бұрын
Thanks for making this Joe! I will be able to do this to my 940 now and make it cut a little bit better
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
you might wait till next weeks video, it goes over "laying the edge back" which is like halfway between just sharpening and doing a total regrind. then you can decide which way to go.
@twatmunro12 күн бұрын
Such a relief to be off chickens and back on knives again. 🙂
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
chickens are not near as fun as knives, but i was so impressed by the simple green and wood ash treatment on mites that i had to share it in the hopes of helping someone elses chicken and their tender out.
@mannynieves49312 күн бұрын
Good video, one of the best I like 👍. That's Joe.
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
thank you for the kind words!
@ericasedc12 күн бұрын
Excited for this J!
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
aw shucks, this should be old news for you as much time as you spend sharpening :}
@rickwhitson280412 күн бұрын
Joe i gotta tell you. I've got a primitive cut black Arkansas coming from Dan's whetstones. I'm pumped
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
i would be pumped also. i hear those are cool stones!
@JohnDoe-zb7dz12 күн бұрын
To much friablity of a stone will work against you and plow the apex. The late Cliff Stamp addresses this in one of his timeless videos about 3 body abrasion and when it's useful and when it's counter productive. So true when you stated every stone and steel reacts differently. Your videos are and will be timeless as well Joe. Thank you for you contributions to the community!
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
thank you for the kind words! yes the softer stones can plow the apex, but nothing cuts as agressively as a softer coarse stone besides power equipment. and a soft stone is usually way cheaper and easier to get into and use for most folks.
@powerai12 күн бұрын
Very good description of the silicon carbide stones, and thank you for the comparison to the king 220/1000. My favorite rough stone at the moment is naniwa pink 220 Thanks for the content!
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
i dont think I have one of those. i do have the naniwas in i want to say 12k, 8k, and 6 or 5, and they are great stones, but they cost quite a bit more than the kings if i remember right. and this type of work is hard on stones, so might as well use either what you already have, or the most cost efficient stone you can get :}
@pinarppanrapir948912 күн бұрын
For the magic marker bit, the way it worked the best for me was to let it sit down a bit, to evaporate the solvent it comes with, and test the angle on stone while it's still dry.
@Nebulax12312 күн бұрын
Man you look good with that new camera I will be ashamed to make videos now.
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
lol! had I known that a $100 camera would have made me look that good, Id have bought it a long time ago!! :}
@cheshirebowman446513 күн бұрын
My god I'm so glad I just clicked on you. This is by far the very best informative straight blade stone and strop video on KZbin. Thank you so much for the experience and information. 👍
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
you are more than welcome, thanks for the visit!
@toddhatten35413 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video.
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
thank you for watching!
@donsegundo501213 күн бұрын
Is it possible to achieve a shave equal to or similar to a safety razor using a straight razor? I have all the best quality straight razors, stones and strops, I am a very good sharpener and the reality is that straight razors always need a pass against the grain to make your face look like a baby, the problem with the straight against the grain is that irritates your skin, a safety no and that's why straights razors end up in a forgotten drawer after having searched for the holy grail of shaving... or not? And I'm sorry, but since I'm argentine, I didn't understand what grains the King stone of your choice has, 16000 or 1600 and...the other side? Best!
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
the king stone is a 1000 grit on one side and a 6000 grit on the other. i think the best shave comes with what you shave with the most. my son gave me a very cool 1920's safety razor in a brass box for christmas. i put a new blade in and the first shave was horrible, lots of irritation, not very close, lots of missed spots. but I have not shaved with anything but a straight in 6 years or so. for me a straight it the choice not because it gets so close {although i do get pretty close with just with the grain passes}, but becuase it doesnt get plugged up as i only shave once or twice a week.
@donsegundo501211 күн бұрын
@@joecalton1449 Thanks mate!
@joebirdwell507114 күн бұрын
I want one in 28 gauge!
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
that would be cool. I hear the 28 guage is a fun one!
@DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu14 күн бұрын
Fine edges for hair shaving, paper cutting, sushi, and above all the wood. Corse edges for tomato, butchering, game dressing, defence, ropes. For sure this is based on my XP and different knives with different sizes, steels, grind types can alter my knowledge. 🔪🍻 Ps. Recently I use plain leather as strop and test my knives sharpness by cutting toilet papers and kitchen paper towels. Works for me as best means of standardising. I watched your tests and I think almost similar conclusions however I never tested fabrics and cardboards. Cheers 🍻🔪
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
your conclusions are about he same as mine. I have not spent much time cutting toilet paper or paper towels though.
@DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu14 күн бұрын
I think it helps your recordings a lot filming vertically.
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
i am not that great with the camera, I just point it and go and do the best I can :}
@DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu14 күн бұрын
When a real man does nerds things 🍻🔪
@ricktaylor574416 күн бұрын
Great review thank you. I have been thinking about getting one of those the one thing I wanted was a sling but it doesn't come one. So glad you put one on yours and told me about it. Thank You!
@joecalton144911 күн бұрын
i think there is a field version that come parkerized green and with a sling. but my sportsmans warehouse didnt have any.
@AH-rr8pg17 күн бұрын
Very useful, thank you for sharing.
@ericasedc18 күн бұрын
Love all these informational videos Joe!🎉❤
@joecalton144917 күн бұрын
thanks erica! I was pretty excited about this one, the chickens say those mites are a pain in the tailfeathers and they are not sorry to see them go :}
@mannynieves49319 күн бұрын
Good video Joe, something new I learned from you.
@joecalton144917 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it :}
@rickwhitson280419 күн бұрын
I'm 62 and had chickens all my life. Love my gamecocks. Kelso and Allen Roundheads
@joecalton144919 күн бұрын
that is very cool! what do you do for the mites?
@rickwhitson280419 күн бұрын
@@joecalton1449 my nephew gives me some stuff. I can't recall the name. I will get in touch with him and get the name of it and let you know
@S.Vallieres26 күн бұрын
Hi Joe, I already told you but I'll say it again; I like your practical approach. It's obvious you use knives for real and not just to show off. Thumbs up!